Fuses fuses fuses

Geoffkait 7-16-2017
Mr. Smarty Pants - Why should there be any difference whatsoever in measured resistance if fuses are not directional? They should measure exactly equal. He’ll-loo! None of you Barko Lounger experts have figured that one out, eh?

If you are addressing me, Geoff, one of the quotes in my post just above clearly states three possible reasons, all of them related to sources of imprecision in the measurement process. The measured differences in directionality that were reported in the HFT paper were so miniscule that any or all of those reasons become legitimate possibilities.

And then a fourth possibility would be the butterfly that Mr. Modjeski referred to :-)

Regards,
-- Al
 

Sorry, Al, I wasn’t addressing you specifically, though now that I think about it.... My response to your (silly) argument concerning precision of measurements, answer me this: why do the (small) measured differences ALWAYS correlate with the listening tests? It there was an issue with precision that would not be the case. Follow? It can’t be the fuse holders since the HiFi Tuning data didn’t measure the fuses in their holders. If they (and Roger Modjeski) HAD measured them in their holders, and came up with what you call insignificant differences or differences that are not precise that clearly means that your and Atmasphere’s theory of the fuse holders causing the differences must be wrong. Very wrong. Or did Atmasphere somehow measure more precisely than the Germans? Really?Assuming he actually did, which I'm now not so sure of. You can’t have it both ways. Capish? Another question: you haven’t really read the HiFi Tuning data sheets very carefully, have you? 😛

For Al: perhaps the greatest phrase ever uttered by a lawyer was, "If the glove doesn't fit you must acquit." 

😀

@almarg 

Al, are you making a run for this year's Nobel for Patience? Just wanted to warn you, I think that they retired it and gave it to Ralph in perpetuity. But good luck, anyhow.

... you haven’t really read the HiFi Tuning data sheets very carefully, have you? 😛

The answer to that should be clear to those who have read one of my posts that I referenced here on 7-13-2017. That being the first of my posts dated 5-14-2012 in the "Fuses That Matter" thread, which appears near the middle of this page.

My response to your (silly) argument concerning precision of measurements, answer me this: why do the (small) measured differences ALWAYS correlate with the listening tests?  

0.000038 ohms doesn't correlate with anything (except perhaps for Mr. Modjeski's butterfly), and furthermore would be completely swamped by countless other factors, one of which I alluded to in item (e) of my post earlier today. I don't mean to be insulting, but anyone with a basic understanding of electronic design knows that.

Regards,
-- Al

P.S:  Thanks, Terry.  No problem if they've given the award to Ralph in perpetuity.  He's definitely earned it, over many years.